Lego my terrorist

A Seattle toy company has made a Lego figurine that’s meant to look like an Islamic terrorist.

It’s the perfect gift for families who want to scare the living crap out of their kids, or who are big into the whole “intolerance” thing.

Since it’s in the news, assume there’s an uproar over it. Lego has denied any involvement, saying toymaker Will Chapman’s BrickArms military figures are made independently.

Meanwhile, the movie is about to start:

Hollywood doesn’t make them like this…ever

Lego figures can be funny, but…

…Mannequins are creepy

Web Urbanist has grabbed some images of dummies who aren’t in Congress but are scary dummies nevertheless. I don’t know if it’s politically correct to refer to “mannequins” as “dummies,” but I don’t care. Statements like that are the reason that so many readers — both of you — come to “At Large” for cutting edge Internet punditry.

Dummies used for funerals

Families of Indian fishermen, killed as the Mumbai terrorists made their way to the deadly massacre last week, are using dummies to stand in for the bodies of their loved ones at their funerals.

Dummies can also wear badges

A Massachusetts state trooper cited the husband of a pregnant woman heading to a hospital to deliver her baby. Dad-to-be was driving in the shoulder to get around clogged traffic. Two other cops had waved him on. This one didn’t. Jennifer Davis and daughter Charlotte are okay, and John Davis has a $100 ticket. The trooper won’t comment and the family says they won’t pursue the matter.